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Saturday, 31 October 2015

Crochet baubles are
so much fun to make, it is beneficial to know the basic crochet stitches before
attempting these though, so have a look at the stitch explanations just below and have a play with those before you start. The pattern is written in UK crochet terms.

Stitches explained:

Chain Stitch (CH)
- Yarn around hook (from the back) and pull the new yarn through the loop on
your hook. This is ONE chain. Repeat as needed.

Double Crochet
(DC) - Put hook through work, draw yarn back through (2 loops on hook)
yarn around hook (from the back) draw yarn through the 2 loops on the hook.

Half Treble
Crochet (HTR)- Yarn around hook (from the back) put hook through work
and draw yarn back through (3 loops on hook) yarn around hook, draw through 2
loops on hook, yarn around hook, draw through 2 loops on hook.

Treble Crochet
(TR) - Yarn around hook (from the back) put hook through work and draw
yarn back through (3 loops on hook) yarn around hook, draw through 2 loops on
hook, yarn around hook, draw through 2 loops on hook.

Slip Stitch (SS)
- Put hook through work, draw yarn back through work and the stitch on your
hook.

You will need:

50g Brown Yarn

25g White Yarn

Scraps of Green & Red Yarn

4mm Crochet Hook

Polystyrene Ball (70mm)

Sewing up needle

PUDDING:

Round 1.Using BROWN yarn,CH 2 then work 6x DC's into the 2nd CH from the hook. Join into a circle
with a SS into the first DC (6)

Round 2.CH 2 ** work 2 x DC's into the next stitch, then 1 x DC into the
next stitch. Repeat from **
all the way round
and join with a SS (10)

Round 3.CH 2 then work 2 x DC's into the next stitch, then ** 1 x DC into the next and 2 x DC's in the next.
Repeat from
** and join with a SS
(15)

Round 4.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the next stitch, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next TWO
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(20)

Round 5.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the next TWO stitches, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next THREE
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(25)

Round 6.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the next THREE stitches, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next FOUR
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(30)

Round
7.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the next FOUR stitches, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next FIVE
stitches. Repeat from ** and join with a SS (35)

Rounds 8- 16.Work 9 rounds with no increasing,
always beginning each row with CH 2 and ending each row with SS (35)

Round 9.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the next FOUR stitches, then ** skip a stitch and work 1 x DC in the next FIVE
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(30)

Round 10.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the next THREE stitches, then ** skip a stitch and work 1 x DC in the next FOUR
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(25)

Insert the ball carefully before continuing.

Round 11.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the next TWO stitches, then ** skip a stitch and work 1 x DC in the next
THREE stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(20)

Round 12.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the next ONE stitch, then ** skip a stitch and work 1 x DC in the next TWO
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(15)

Round
13.CH 2 ** skip a stitch and work 1 x DC in the next
stitch. Repeat from ** until the hole is small,
break of yarn and sew the hole closed.

CUSTARD TOPPING:

Rounds 1-7. Using WHITE yarn, work rounds 1-7 as for the pudding.

Round 8. CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the
next FIVE stitches, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next SIX
stitches. Repeat from ** and join with a SS (40)

Round 9. NO CHAIN, just **DC straight into
the first stitch, then in the next stitch work (HTR / TR / HTR) into the SAME
stitch, DC in the next stitch, and SS in the next TWO stitches.. Repeat from ** and SS to join (8 petals)

Round 10. SS in the first stitch, work a **
DC into the next
FIVE stitches, then SS into the next TWO stitches. Repeat from **
and SS to join.

Leave a long tail when
breaking off yarn.

HOLLY LEAVES: (make 2)

Row 1. Using GREEN, CH 7.

The red numbers in
brackets are to help you see where the stitches should go.

Row 2. DC into the 2nd CH from the hook (2), TR in the next stitch (3) then CH 2.
SS into the 2nd CH from the hook (into the top of the TR) this makes a
"Picot" stitch. Now DC into
the SAME STITCH as the TR (3) SS in the next stitch (4) then DC in the next (5). TR in the next stitch (6), then CH 2 and SS into second CH from hook
(picot). DC in the same stitch as the
last TR (6) now SS in the last stitch THREE
TIMES (7)

Row 3. Do not turn but work BACK
DOWN the chain stitch so it becomes the spine of the leaf. - DC into the next stitch (2), TR in the next stitch (3) then CH 2. SS into the 2nd CH from the hook (into the
top of the TR) this makes a "Picot" stitch. Now DC into the SAME STITCH as the TR (3) SS
in the next stitch (4) then DC in the next (5). TR in the next stitch (6), then CH 2 and SS into
second CH from hook (picot). DC in the
same stitch as the last TR (6)
now SS in last (7).Break of yarn leaving a
tail to sew the leaves onto the pudding with.

Thursday, 29 October 2015

Crochet baubles are so much fun to make, it is beneficial to know the basic crochet stitches before attempting these though, so have a look at the stitch explanations just below and have a play with those before you start. The pattern is written in UK crochet terms.

Stitches explained:

Chain Stitch (CH) - Yarn around hook (from the back) and pull the new yarn through the loop on your hook. This is ONE chain. Repeat as needed.

Double Crochet (DC) - Put hook through work, draw yarn back through (2 loops on hook) yarn around hook (from the back) draw yarn through the 2 loops on the hook.

Half Treble Crochet (HTR)- Yarn around hook (from the back) put hook through work and draw yarn back through (3 loops on hook) yarn around hook, draw through 2 loops on hook, yarn around hook, draw through 2 loops on hook.

Treble Crochet (TR) - Yarn around hook (from the back) put hook through work and draw yarn back through (3 loops on hook) yarn around hook, draw through 2 loops on hook, yarn around hook, draw through 2 loops on hook.

Slip Stitch (SS) - Put hook through work, draw yarn back through work and the stitch on your hook.

You will need:

50g PinkYarn

WhiteYarn
Red Yarn

Scraps of Black & Dark Pink Yarn

4mm Crochet Hook

Polystyrene Ball (70mm)

Sewing up needle

SNOWBALL:

Round 1.Using WHITE yarn,CH 2 then work 6x DC's into the 2nd CH from the hook. Join into a circle
with a SS into the first DC (6)

Round 2.CH 2 ** work 2 x DC's into the next stitch, then 1 x DC into the
next stitch. Repeat from **
all the way round
and join with a SS (10)

Round 3.CH 2 then work 2 x DC's into the next stitch, then ** 1 x DC into the next and 2 x DC's in the next.
Repeat from
** and join with a SS
(15)

Round 4.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the next stitch, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next TWO
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(20)

Round 5.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the next TWO stitches, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next THREE
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(25)

Round 6.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the next THREE stitches, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next FOUR
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(30)

Round
7.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the next FOUR stitches, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next FIVE
stitches. Repeat from ** and join with a SS (35)

Rounds 8- 16.Work 9 rounds with no increasing,
always beginning each row with CH 2 and ending each row with SS (35)

Round 17.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the next FOUR stitches, then ** skip a stitch and work 1 x DC in the next FIVE
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(30)

Round 18.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the next THREE stitches, then ** skip a stitch and work 1 x DC in the next FOUR
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(25)

Insert the ball carefully before continuing.

Round 11.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the next TWO stitches, then ** skip a stitch and work 1 x DC in the next
THREE stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(20)

Round 12.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the next ONE stitch, then ** skip a stitch and work 1 x DC in the next TWO
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(15)

Round
13.CH 2 ** skip a stitch and work 1 x DC in the next
stitch. Repeat from ** until the hole is small,
break of yarn and sew the hole closed.

Row 2. CH 2 then work a DC into the base of
the chain (same stitch), now work 2 x DC's into EACH stitch across. (8) DO
NOT SS to join, instead TURN to go back.

Row 3. CH 2 then work ** 2 x DC's in the next stitch followed by 1 DC in the
next stitch. Repeat from ** across. (12)

Row 4. CH 2 then work ** 2 x DC's in the next stitch followed by 1 DC in the
next stitch. Repeat from ** across. (16)

Break of yarn leaving a
long tail, curl the semi-circle into a cone and sew to secure.

HAT: Use alternate rows of different
shades of blue.

Round 1.CH 2, then work 3 x DC's into the 2nd CH from the hook (3)

Round 2.CH 2 ** work 2 x DC's into the next stitch, then 1 x DC into the
next stitch. Repeat from **
all the way round
and join with a SS (6)

Round 3.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the
next stitch, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next TWO
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(9)

Round 4.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the
next TWO stitches, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next THREE
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(12)

Round 5.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the
next THREE stitches, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next FOUR
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(15)

Round 6.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the
next FOUR stitches, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next FIVE
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(18)

Round 7.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the
next FIVE stitches, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next SIX
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(21)

Round 8.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the
next SIX stitches, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next SEVEN
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(24)

Round 9.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the
next SEVEN stitches, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next EIGHT
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(27)

Round 10.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the
next EIGHT stitches, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next NINE
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(30)

Round 11.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the
next NINE stitches, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next TEN
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(33)

Round 12.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the
next TEN stitches, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next ELEVEN
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(36)

Round 13.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the
next ELEVEN stitches, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next TWELVE
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(39)

Round 14.CH 2 then work 1 x DC into the
next TWELVE stitches, then **2 x DC's into the next and 1 x DC in the next THIRTEEN
stitches. Repeat from **
and join with a SS
(42)

Rounds 15-20.Work 5 rows straight in one colour blue.

Turn up the hem of the hat
before sewing onto the snowball.

HAT TASSLE:

Cut 3 pieces of each of the
blue yarns - 5" (12cm) long. Pop
your hook through the top of the hat and pull all the yarns through together
half way down the cut length. Pull
through a loop and pass all the ends through it, pull tight so they sit neatly
on top of the hat. Trim to whatever
length you wish.

HANGING CHAIN:

CH 26 and break off yarn, leaving a long enough tail to sew with.

ASSEMBLY:

Sew the nose to the centre of the ball, then position and sew on the
eyes.

Place the hat on and tack it all the way around.

Finally add the hanging
chain to the top of the hat, behind the tassel.